METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A SELECTION MENU ALLOCATED TO A DISPLAYED SYMBOL
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1. A device for providing a selection menu allocated to a displayed symbol, the device comprising:
- a graphic display unit comprising a display interface configured to display a pointer;
an input device operable to control the pointer; and
a control unit operable to drive the display unit so as to display a plurality of selection elements of the selection menu on the display interface when a predefined function is activated so that an image form of the displayed symbol can be selected via the plurality of selection elements, the control unit being further operable to drive the display unit so as to animate a first selection element of the plurality of selection elements when the pointer is positioned over the first selection element.
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Abstract
A method and device which provides a selection menu allocated to a displayed symbol is provided. A graphic display unit has a display interface and an input device that controls a pointer on the display interface. A control unit drives the display unit such that upon activation of a predefined function, selection elements are represented on the display interface so that an image form of the displayed symbol can be selected using the selection elements. The control unit also drives the display unit such that when the pointer of the input device is positioned over one of the selection elements, the selection element is animated.
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1. A device for providing a selection menu allocated to a displayed symbol, the device comprising:
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a graphic display unit comprising a display interface configured to display a pointer;
an input device operable to control the pointer; and
a control unit operable to drive the display unit so as to display a plurality of selection elements of the selection menu on the display interface when a predefined function is activated so that an image form of the displayed symbol can be selected via the plurality of selection elements, the control unit being further operable to drive the display unit so as to animate a first selection element of the plurality of selection elements when the pointer is positioned over the first selection element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a selection menu allocated to a displayed symbol, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying, upon activating of a predefined function, the selection menu on a display interface of a display unit, the selection menu having a plurality of selection elements usable to select an image form of the displayed symbol; and
animating a first selection element of the plurality of selection elements when a pointer of an input device is positioned over the first selection element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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